Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-22
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reported.
Nsw YORK, jar. ~1o.-Judss Barrett has do
nisd the motion made BY Jake Sharp. coun.
sci for change of venue, and Sharp will there
fore be tried in this county on the casrge vi
bribery founs against bin by the srAud jury
In connection with the Broadway railroad
steal.
BALTIMORE, Jan. l0.-Edward Landstrett,
trading AZ Towner, Lsndstreet d Co., failed
for $4,000 10 day.
BUFFALO, y. Y, Jan. t0.-E. r. Jewett, a
prominent citizen or Buffalo, died last night,
aged seventy six. He had been prominently
connected with the newspaper publishing
business, aud many leading journalists Of the
country began business under his ~instrGc.
IONS.
Troy, n. r., Jan i1.-Wm. Gurley, 'frcs!.
dent Of tie Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute,
aid well known also SIS a manufacturer OF
ane mathematical instruments, died last
night.
BATAVIA, n. Y, Jan. ia fire starting in
Batavia Clamp factory this morning destroyed
that building aDd two other buildings, caus-
sh% @ ARFF "a NsOfN4Ps ~ phbl ANAWS OAilNb
Ia the factory building was burned.
OswEGo, N Y, Jan. 1.-THE Jones block.
corner West Bridge and Water streets, was
burned this morning. The Western Union
telegraph Office VAS located I'm this block and
the wires are ali destroyed, interrupting tele-
graphic communication Total losse. will az
gregste $3.50 COO.
DrrsoIr, Jan. 1.-THE report Of Rev. DR.,
0'Rciily, treasurer OF the National Irish
league, OF the receipts and expenditures for
parliamentary fund for the past elk months
has been published. 1t shows that the balance
ON hand was 500, 439 received since, 32S, 169.
Sixty thousand dollars have been RENTED TO
the trustees In Irelaud.
TRENTON, y. j., Jan. 1.-THE legislature
met at neon today. On Joint ballot II stands,
Al Democrats, 81 republicans, and Labor.
the Democrats are In the majority in the as-
sembly anu the Republicans Ia Tie senate.
GOV. Green viii 5e iusueurated a week from
to day and on the following Tuesday a United
States senator will be elected. The outlook
is that Coz. Leon Abbot sil command the
unanimous support of The Democrats.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE legislature
which convened to-day will elect Matt Quay
az the successor OF Senator Mitchell. During
the session the vexed problem OF senatorial
and representative appointment will be dis
posed Of and legislation to enforce article
XVII Of the state constitution relating to
railroads and cansls will probably be enacted.
The liquor question will take up considerable
time. aud an effort will DC made to simplify
the system OF state taxation now in vogue.
NEw YORK, Jan. 1.-THE large hall Of
Cooper's union will be the scene to-Iight OF
an immense mass meeting called under the
auspices of the Free Trade club 10 protest
against the retention Of war taxes and the
attempt To reduce the internal revenue by
sbolishirg the taxes on whisky and tobacco,
ID. Wilkes James Is to preside, snd the speak
ers will include Carl Shurz, Henry George,
Congressman Elect Russell, Of Bahsachu.
setts, Hon. Perry Belmont, aad others.
New YORK, Jan. IA report OF the death
OF Mayor Hewitt was in circulation this morn.
ing but proved TO be untrue. The mayor has
been very i'll OF late aud his condition is re
gardcd with alarm. Rheumatism inflammation
which began at the knee had gradually spreaC
to the stomach and fears are entertained thai
the vital organs will be attacked.
So welt did the rutnor appear Of Mayo
Hcwitt's death this morning that Wall stree
received "a shock, and prices on the stock ex
change declined from - to II per cent, bu.
soon recovered when Tic report wss denied
IN z. u..g 4. sa,. .lu.... t,,D .r-oat ..,;t,
ment for a while. The Union cluJ put fl
flag at haif-msst, courts got ready TO adjourn
and politicians focked to the city hall II
breathless haste to learn Of the death, all th'
white Mayor Hewitt lay calmly nursing hi
heumatic leg IN his luxurious home unawar'
Of the excitement all over the city.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Priyate dispatches re
ccivcd here to-day state that the Monarch lin,
steamer, Celtic Monarch. from Cardiff (,
Philadelphia bad been abandoned at sea OF
tie second instant and that her passenger
aud crew hal been saved.
New YORK, Jan. i4.-Ex-Aldcrman Bic
Quadc will lie sest to Sing Sing on Saturda'
morning to begin his term of seventeen wears
imprisonment. The trial Of OMEN, saothe
of the b-odlcrs, will begin or Monday, Janu
AIRY "A.
PITTsBuRe, Jan. IA material adyanc,
in the wages OF iron workers in mills con
trolled by tSe amalgamated association vi
shortly take place, owing TO the increase II
the price Of iron.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia letter has beer
received here from Montcvideo, South Amer
lea, which statcp that cholera prevails TO a,
alarming extent on the upper river Plstte, in
cludiug al the towns absyc Montcvidco, boll
in Uruguay and the Argentine Republic. On,
hundred persons arc dying daily. Many yes
sels are lying at anchor off Buenos Ayres witt
full cargocs aud are not allowed to have com
municattjn with the shore or leave the port
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Ry the falling Of
scafToid on the Equitable building on Broad
way this morning, Daniel Ford, u working
man, was instantly killed.
PROVIDENCE. r.. l., Jan. 15.--Fire thit
morning at the Rhode Island Electric Ligh
works dc great damage to the machinery
The engineer vas killed and another mar ssri